As another year
approaches, we must be aware that a church that is going to amount to anything
for Christ must be a church that is well trained in the things of God.

TRAIN THE CHILDREN -
Proverbs 22:6 - "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is
old, he will not depart from it."

The best time to train
people is when they are young. We should take diligent heed to win children to
Christ and to train them early in the things of God.

TRAIN THE CHURCH - 2
Timothy 4:2 - "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;
reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."

The church as a whole
needs to be trained in the Word of God. 2 Timothy 3:16

TRAIN THE COMMITTED - 2
Timothy 2:2 - "And the things that thou hast heard of me among many
witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach
others also."

Pastors tend to spend
most of their time with problem people who show little interest in Spiritual
maturity. Paul instructed Timothy to invest his time and teaching talents in
"faithful men". We should follow this instruction as well.